Fall flings into action

Shanna Lynn Fanelli

a & e editor

It was a day of fun, games, free food and good music for the Cabrini community last Sunday, Sept 12 at the annual Fall Fling event.

'rhis years festive celebration not only featured a variety of activities, as well as the popular band 11:11, but also welcomed the 76ers, whose basketball shooting contest was enjoyed by many. The contest, hosted by former player World B. Free, was composed of an assortment of circular mats, each boasting a different number. Players would make their shots from a mat and if the shot from the spot made a hit, then whatever number their tootsies were gracing became a score. The object of the game was to rack up the most points. The winner would recieve free tickets to a 76ers game.

"I participated in the basketball contest with the 76ers," Brian O'Connell, a junior, said. "It was cool!"

Other amusements included the liberating Moonbounce, volleyball games as well as, according to junior Ben Lunn, "the coolest thing there, the bungee run." This attraction allowed oppenents to stretch themselves and tug their limbs in an attempt to out-distance each other while being attatched to a bungee cord.

The Y-100 radio station also made an appearance while the free t-shirts made a fast disspaearence, as attendants eagerly snatched them up and carried em' off.

"Of all the Fall Flings I've attended," Shannen Downs, a senior, said, "I think this is one of the best tum-outs where most of the people were involved in the games."

"We gave away all 400 t-shirts," Josh Hage, a senior, said.

Mid-afternoon sported a performance by the band 11:11, while the scent of a barbecue feast, grilled up by Wood Dinning Service, permeated the air.

"11:11 was excellent," Hage said. "I loved them!"

Some, however, would have liked to have seen the band perform earlier. "The band didn't start playing till 12:30," Frank Plumb, a sophomore, said.

Still, the afternoon offered not only a good time, but a chance to hang out with friends and have fun.

"I know Colin McGinley, Trish Arnold and Coleen did a great job pulling everything together," Downs said. "The whoe staff worked really well together and did a great job."

"Y-100was the best thing there," Plumb said.

The activities and entertainment wasn't the only thing that made the day. Mother Nature cooperated with beautifuol weather that added to the good spirits.

Members of the band 11:11

BALLYHOO-

• There will be a legal party in the Widner Center on Sept. 18 from 9:00pm - 1:00am.

• Bingo night will be held in the Widner Center at 9:oopm in the Widner Center.

• Come to the Red Cloud Coffee House, located in the Grace Hall atrium on Sept. 19 for a preview of the new musical "Zombie Prom" and other entertaining acts.

• Thursday, Sept. 16 at 6:00 pm the Institute of Contemporary Arts 1999/2000 season of exhabitions wilol be running at 118 South 36th Street in Philadelphia. Free tours through the Curator's Perspectives tour will be hheld featureing over 30 art objects of different mediums by artist Jim lsermann. For more information, call 215-898-7108/5911.

• The Trocadero Theatre's The Balcony presents "APOCALPSENOW" for MOVIE MONDAY!!Sept. 20 at 9:00 pm. Admission is free/ 21 and up.

"I thought it was a good day," Hage said.